On Tuesday, George County faced Hancock in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The George County Rebels walked away with a 10-6 win over the Hancock Hawks. George County's victory was all the more impressive since Hancock was averaging only 2.8 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Natalie Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylee Bishop, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Hancock's side, Chaley Peterson and Teegan Dewitt put in work no matter where they played. Throwing, Peterson didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Dewitt struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Peterson scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Dewitt went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Abigail Carver was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Even though they lost, Hancock was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with six doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
George County has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Hancock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-2-1.
George County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hancock: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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